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Sunday, 3 May 2015

MWEB 14th MPUMULANGA LAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The MWEB 14th Mpumulanga Championships shall be played on 23 & 24 May 2015 and shall be hosted by HTS Witbank.

As usual, the championships also count as part of the process for qualifying for the MSSA's National Team Trials for all disciplines.

Registrations are thus open for MSSA's MWEB 2015 Mpumulanga LAN Championships. Registrations will close on the 15th May 2015.

Players who wish to compete in any of MSSA's Championships are advised to complete their annual registration forms so that they may registered as Registered Players as soon as possible.

Late entries will be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

All gamers are reminded that the Mpumulanga championships is an open championship.In other words any registered player is entitled to enter the championship – no matter where they live, or their category of membership. If you have any queries, please contact the MSSA.

Championship Details:

Hosting Club: HTS Witbank

Venue: HTS Witbank

Date: 23 & 24 May 2015

Entry Fees: R60.00 per Registered Player per Period

Computers: Bring your own. Please ensure that all game updates are done prior to arrival. No updates shall be done at the event.

Schedule: The LAN Schedule for all Provincial events in 2015 is:

Saturday

Time

StarCraft II

Call of Duty: AW

League of Legends (LoL)

Hearthstone

Ultimate Street Fighter IV

09H00

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

09H45

Round 2 Starts

Round 1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

Round 2 Starts

10H30

Round 3 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 3 Starts

11H15

Round 4 Starts

Round 2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

Round 4 Starts

12H00

Round 5 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 5 Starts

12H45

Round 3 Continues

Round 3 Continues

Round3Continues

13H00

LUNCH

Time

TEKKEN TTII

Call of Duty: AW

LoL (continued)

Hearthstone (continued)

14H00

Round 1 Starts

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

14H45

Round 2 Starts

Round 4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

15H30

Round 3 Starts

Round 5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

16H15

Round 4 Starts

Round 5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

17H00

Round 5 Starts

18H00

Awards Ceremony

19H00

Doors Close

SUNDAY:

Time

Dota

CounterStrike

OSU

FIFA '14

Trackmania Nations

09H00

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

Round 1 Starts

09H45

Round 1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

Round 1 Continues

Round 2 Starts

10H30

Round 2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 2 Starts

Round 3 Starts

11H15

Round 2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

Round 2 Continues

Round 4 Starts

12H00

Round 3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 3 Starts

Round 5 Starts

12H45

Round 3 Continues

Round 3 Continues

Round 3 Continues

Round 3 Continues

13H00

LUNCH

Time

Dota (continued)

CounterStrike (continued)

OSU

14H00

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

Round 4 Starts

14H45

Round 4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

Round 4 Continues

15H30

Round 5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

Round 5 Starts

16H15

Round 5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

Round 5 Continues

17H00

18H00

Awards Ceremony

19H00

Doors Close

Rules and Regulations: All Rules and Regulations pertaining to eSports are available from the MSSA. Players are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with the LAN League Bylaws and all Period Specific Rules. If any Player wishes to provide advice regarding the drafting of the Period Specific Rules they are encouraged to contact the eSBoC who will take all comments into account.

The following Medals may be awarded at the MSSA's 2014 North West LAN Championship:

PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are registered players.

SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three high school scholars, provided they have not received any Premier medals.

UNIVERSITY:Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are currently registered at any officially recognised University, provided the players have not received any Premier Medals.

WOMEN: Women will be awarded medals as per the same basis as above, that is in all three categories.

Colours and National Team Trials:

National Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a National Championship will earn National Colours.

Provincial Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a Provincial Championship will earn Provincial Colours. All Players who score within the top 50% in a specific Period at a Provincial Championship, and who also score within the top 50% at a National Championship in the same period and in the same year, will earn Provincial Colours.

National Team Trials: All Players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific Period at a Provincial or National Championship will earn an invitation to National Team Trials. National Team Trials shall be held in the event that a National Team must be selected to represent South Africa when competing in such Period in an International Championship.

Please note that the MSSA does not carry stock of shirts that are awarded. Registered Players who are awarded colours will thus be awarded at an event that they attend after being so awarded.

Please note that times may be changed to take into account load-shedding.